Our Mission

This site is designed to provide information
about housing, rearing, and care of Xenopus laevis and, to a
lesser extent, Xenopus
tropicalis frogs.

Xenopus laevis (African Clawed frogs) are simple
to maintain on a small scale, and there are a variety of systems that work well at that level. However, requirements are more complex for large institutional colonies that wish to produce eggs for biochemical
experiments.

We have thirty years experience with large colonies, and
have made the information here available primarily for people who are looking for
information on maintaining large colonies.

This is by no means a comprehensive site. If you have
questions that are not answered here we suggest consulting the following resources:

The information contained here comes from our
experience as well as the valuable resources mentioned above.
Starting January 1, 2006, if you have any questions, please feel free to
e-mail us at <info(AT)xlaevis.com>. We hope you find this site useful and
informative.